diff --git a/include/components/config.hpp b/include/components/config.hpp
index d5ea951d..ea79b218 100644
--- a/include/components/config.hpp
+++ b/include/components/config.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class config {
   using make_type = const config&;
   static make_type make(string path = "", string bar = "");
 
-  explicit config(const logger& logger, const xresource_manager& xrm, string&& path = "", string&& bar = "");
+  explicit config(const logger& logger, string&& path = "", string&& bar = "");
 
   string filepath() const;
   string section() const;
@@ -263,13 +263,14 @@ class config {
    */
   template <typename T>
   T dereference_xrdb(string var, const T& fallback) const {
+    const auto& xrm = xresource_manager::make();
     size_t pos;
 
     if ((pos = var.find(":")) != string::npos) {
-      return convert<T>(m_xrm.get_string(var.substr(0, pos), var.substr(pos + 1)));
+      return convert<T>(xrm->get_string(var.substr(0, pos), var.substr(pos + 1)));
     }
 
-    string str{m_xrm.get_string(var, "")};
+    string str{xrm->get_string(var, "")};
     return str.empty() ? fallback : convert<T>(move(str));
   }
 
@@ -292,7 +293,6 @@ class config {
   static constexpr const char* KEY_INHERIT{"inherit"};
 
   const logger& m_log;
-  const xresource_manager& m_xrm;
   string m_file;
   string m_barname;
   sectionmap_t m_sections{};
diff --git a/include/x11/xresources.hpp b/include/x11/xresources.hpp
index 008fd279..c2d9409d 100644
--- a/include/x11/xresources.hpp
+++ b/include/x11/xresources.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ POLYBAR_NS
 
 class xresource_manager {
  public:
-  using make_type = const xresource_manager&;
+  using make_type = unique_ptr<xresource_manager>;
   static make_type make();
 
   explicit xresource_manager(Display*);
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class xresource_manager {
   string load_value(const string& key, const string& res_type, size_t n) const;
 
  private:
-  Display* m_display{nullptr};
   XrmDatabase m_db;
   char* m_manager{nullptr};
 };
diff --git a/src/components/config.cpp b/src/components/config.cpp
index ceb41ffb..27ba0d91 100644
--- a/src/components/config.cpp
+++ b/src/components/config.cpp
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ namespace chrono = std::chrono;
  * Create instance
  */
 config::make_type config::make(string path, string bar) {
-  return static_cast<config::make_type>(*factory_util::singleton<std::remove_reference_t<config::make_type>>(
-      logger::make(), xresource_manager::make(), move(path), move(bar)));
+  return static_cast<config::make_type>(
+      *factory_util::singleton<std::remove_reference_t<config::make_type>>(logger::make(), move(path), move(bar)));
 }
 
 /**
  * Construct config object
  */
-config::config(const logger& logger, const xresource_manager& xrm, string&& path, string&& bar)
-    : m_log(logger), m_xrm(xrm), m_file(forward<string>(path)), m_barname(forward<string>(bar)) {
+config::config(const logger& logger, string&& path, string&& bar)
+    : m_log(logger), m_file(forward<string>(path)), m_barname(forward<string>(bar)) {
   if (!file_util::exists(m_file)) {
     throw application_error("Could not find config file: " + m_file);
   }
diff --git a/src/x11/xresources.cpp b/src/x11/xresources.cpp
index c29e8339..28604915 100644
--- a/src/x11/xresources.cpp
+++ b/src/x11/xresources.cpp
@@ -12,17 +12,16 @@ POLYBAR_NS
  * Create instance
  */
 xresource_manager::make_type xresource_manager::make() {
-  return static_cast<xresource_manager::make_type>(
-      *factory_util::singleton<std::remove_reference_t<xresource_manager::make_type>>(connection::make()));
+  return factory_util::unique<xresource_manager>(static_cast<Display*>(connection::make()));
 }
 
 /**
  * Construct manager instance
  */
-xresource_manager::xresource_manager(Display* dsp) : m_display(forward<decltype(dsp)>(dsp)) {
+xresource_manager::xresource_manager(Display* dsp) {
   XrmInitialize();
 
-  if ((m_manager = XResourceManagerString(m_display)) != nullptr) {
+  if ((m_manager = XResourceManagerString(dsp)) != nullptr) {
     m_db = XrmGetStringDatabase(m_manager);
   }
 }
@@ -31,9 +30,6 @@ xresource_manager::xresource_manager(Display* dsp) : m_display(forward<decltype(
  * Deconstruct instance
  */
 xresource_manager::~xresource_manager() {
-  if (m_manager != nullptr) {
-    XFree(m_manager);
-  }
   if (m_db != nullptr) {
     XrmDestroyDatabase(m_db);
   }